Nicola Sturgeon is playing the canny game with indyref2, says Record View

THE SNP faithful were certainly delighted by the latest twist in Nicola Sturgeon ’s march towards indyref2 .
The First Minister was given a standing ovation by delegates in Glasgow’s SECC after revealing a fresh referendum bill would be put out to public consultation next week.
But what exactly did Sturgeon’s big announcement actually mean?
After all, a consultation on a draft bill does not in any way mean that a second vote is going to happen any time soon.
The SNP leader is too shrewd to call a second referendum until she is reasonably confident she can win it. Opinion polls tell her she... read more

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